amshana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-amshana (infinitive kuamshana)

1. Reciprocal form of -amsha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amshana
Positive present -naamshana Subjunctive -amshane Negative -amshani Imperative singular amshana
Infinitives
Positive kuamshana Negative kutoamshana
Imperatives
Singular amshana Plural amshaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huamshana Positive past positive subject concord + -liamshana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamshana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamshana) Singular Plural 1st person ninaamshana/naamshana tunaamshana 2nd person unaamshana mnaamshana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamshana wanaamshana other classes positive subject concord + -naamshana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amshani) Singular Plural 1st person siamshani hatuamshani 2nd person huamshani hamwamshani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamshani hawaamshani other classes negative subject concord + -amshani
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamshana Negative future negative subject concord + -taamshana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amshane) Singular Plural 1st person niamshane tuamshane 2nd person uamshane mwamshane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamshane waamshane other classes positive subject concord + -amshane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamshane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamshana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamshana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamshana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamshana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamshana) Singular Plural 1st person naamshana twaamshana 2nd person waamshana mwaamshana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamshana waamshana m-mi(III/IV) waamshana yaamshana ji-ma(V/VI) laamshana yaamshana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamshana vyaamshana n(IX/X) yaamshana zaamshana u(XI) waamshana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaamshana pa(XVI) paamshana mu(XVIII) mwaamshana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamshana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamshana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamshana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamshana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamshana Consecutive kaamshana / positive subject concord + -kaamshana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamshane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -amshana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -amshanaye -amshanao m-mi(III/IV) -amshanao -amshanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -amshanalo -amshanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -amshanacho -amshanavyo n(IX/X) -amshanayo -amshanazo u(XI) -amshanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -amshanako pa(XVI) -amshanapo mu(XVIII) -amshanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -amshana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeamshana -oamshana m-mi(III/IV) -oamshana -yoamshana ji-ma(V/VI) -loamshana -yoamshana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamshana -vyoamshana n(IX/X) -yoamshana -zoamshana u(XI) -oamshana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koamshana pa(XVI) -poamshana mu(XVIII) -moamshana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.